Keep Your Eye Out for Angry Birds!
Over the next 4 weeks our unit in ekids is focus on anger. Anger is an emotion that God gave us , but can sometimes can be hard to control. We are going to explore what the Bible says about anger and how God wants us to deal with it.
Unit Overview
Week 1-
Bible Point: Danger! Stay away from anger.
Bible Story: Ahab’s anger towards Naboth – 1 Kings 21
Bible Memory: “Control your temper for anger labels you a fool” – Ecclesiastes 7:9
Week 2-
Bible Point: Don’t let the sun go down with a frown.
Bible Story: God’s instruction on how to deal with anger. – Ephesians 4:26, Romans 12:17-21
Bible Memory: Don’t sin by letting anger control you. Don’t let the sun go down while you are still angry. Ephesians 4:26
Week 3-
Bible Point: If you don’t mind, make all your words kind.
Bible Story: Balaam’s Donkey – Numbers 22:21-35
Bible Memory: Kind words are like honey – sweet to the soul and healthy for the body – Proverbs 16:24
Week 4-
Bible Point: Turn away, be kind today!
Bible Story: Love your enemy – Luke 6:29
Bible Memory: If someone slaps you on one cheek, offer the other cheek also. If someone demands your coat, offer your shirt also – Luke 6:29
Make the connection!
At Hope, we are extremely committed to empowering families so that they can grow in their relationships with God. In order to give you practical tools for spiritual growth, we provide a user friendly devotional that you can use at home with your family! This quick, easy-to-follow study guide is just the thing to get everyone at your house on the same page. Pick a night this week, get everyone together, and walk through the steps below!
Let’s Play!
Have kids make a tower using empty boxes. Let them throw a stuffed animals from across the room and try and knock down the box towers after they recite the weekly memory verse. This is similar to the Angry Birds app and a game we will play during our unit.
Let’s Talk!
Tell your kid about some positive things you do when you find yourself facing something that causes you to get angry. Practice saying the memory verse ”Control your temper for anger labels you a fool” – Ecclesiastes 7:9
Let’s Read!
Read and discuss one of the Bible stories from above. Talk with your child about how this can apply to their lives.
Let’s Think!
What are some things that you and your child can to turn your back on anger and be kind to others? Role play some possible real life situations that your child might face and how to best deal with them. (ex: bullies at school, mean friend, someone doing something that bothers you, etc…)
Let’s Do!
Put those plans into action. Come up with something you can do together with your child to practice showing kindness to others and do it. Show your child how good it feels to help others and to have a positive impact on the Kingdom of God.